COVID-19 update – South Australia | 27 July

South Australia will exit lockdown at midnight tonight after no new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the last 24 hours. However, some restrictions will remain in place to ensure the recent outbreak of the Delta variant is quashed.

Restrictions in place across South Australia

From midnight, Tuesday 27 July:

Maintain 1.5 metres physical distancing from others wherever possible.
Masks required in:
- High-risk settings e.g. hospitals, residential aged care and personal care services.
- Health care services e.g. the GP and in-home care.
- Shared transport e.g. public transport and taxis.
- Shared indoor public spaces e.g. shops and supermarkets. Masks are strongly recommended when out in public and in particular when physical distancing is not possible.
Masks are strongly recommended when out in public and in particular when physical distancing is not possible.
1 person per 4 square metres for public entertainment e.g. cinemas, museums, galleries etc.
Hospitality venues can open with indoor and outdoor service, patrons are to be seated only, practise physical distancing and wear masks other than when eating and drinking.
Church services return with physical, distancing and masks.
Singing and dancing is not permitted.
Indoor fitness and recreation facilities can re-open with 1 person per 8 square metres.
No team, club or competitive sport but training can re-start.
People should work from home if they can.

What this means for village life

Community centres and village amenities will re-open for residents only.
Dining rooms re-open for both care apartment and independent living residents.
Small group social and sporting activities will re-start based on a village by village approach. Your village team will share further details with you.
Visitors to the village are welcome and are requested to wear masks, sign-in and provide details of their health status.
Staff will continue to wear masks when providing care to residents and when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
On site sales appointments re-start by appointment only and with COVIDsafe protocols in place.
Refurbishments and maintenance re-starts with COVIDsafe protocols in place

What you can do to protect yourself and your loved ones:

We strongly recommend that you:

Limit your movement and stay at home as much as possible.
If you do go out, make sure you have a mask with you and wear it whenever necessary.
Check-in wherever you go and keep your visitor logs up-to-date. This helps greatly with contact tracing.
Continue to screen your visitors and keep up-to-date with emerging COVID-19 hotspots. Village noticeboards are updated with this information daily.
People who have been to an exposure site or a COVID-19 hotspot must not visit the village.
Keep up to date with the list of exposure sites which are posted on the village noticeboard daily.
If you have visited any of the exposure sites, or have any symptoms of COVID-19 you must get tested, isolate and let your Village Manager know.
If you haven’t already received the COVID-19 vaccine, it is now more important than ever to do so. To find out about getting the vaccine please speak to your GP or visit: health.gov.au.